To say that taxes are unpopular among Oklahoma conservatives is an understatement. If the past decade is any indication, Republicans here are willing to hold the line on this issue, even when it comes to educating the state’s children. Earlier this month, former Gov. Frank Keating and Larry Parman, former secretary of the commerce and […]
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In Oklahoma, school nurses are not found in every school
In Oklahoma, school nurses are not found in every school.
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Meet the candidates for OKC school board District 5
Meet the candidates for OKC school board District 5
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State leaders see low education assessment scores as a starting point for the state to close the achievement gap
State leaders see low education assessment scores as a starting point for the state to close the achievement gap.
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Rising student enrollment in south Oklahoma City creates an opening for charter school expansion
Rising student enrollment in south Oklahoma City creates an opening for charter school expansion.
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Chicken-Fried News: Funding fiction?
Rep. Mike Rogers insists that reports of education cuts in Oklahoma are ‘fake news’ and the state has, in fact, increased per-pupil funding.
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Chicken-Fried News: Beyond the pale
A bill banning anyone under age 18 from using tanning beds in the state passed the House and Senate and might be signed by Gov. Mary Fallin.
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Chicken-Fried News: Education contagion
More Oklahoma school districts are switching to four-day school weeks, but proposed changes at the statehouse could curb their plans.
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A local charter program plans to expand into south OKC
KIPP OKC South Community Prep opens for the 2017-18 school year and will add one grade level per year.
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Students in small schools thrive despite talks of consolidation
Community support and parental involvement in these districts add to students’ ability to succeed.